Sunrise and sunset times in West Des Moines, IA
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in West Des Moines, IA, United States, as well as the whole calendar for March 2026.
Today
March 13, 2026 . Current time: 2:49:15 am
First light at 7:01:44 am
Sunrise time: 7:27:56 am
Sunset time: 7:20:30 pm
Last light at 7:46:42 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 52 minutes
16 hours, 31 minutes left for today's sunset in West Des Moines
Moon will rise on Mar 13 at 03:45 AM
Moon will set on Mar 13 at 12:32 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (32%)Tomorrow
March 14, 2026
First light at 7:00:03 am
Sunrise time: 7:26:15 am
Sunset time: 7:21:38 pm
Last light at 7:47:50 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 55 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in West Des Moines
Moon will rise on Mar 14 at 04:22 AM Moon will set on Mar 14 at 01:39 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (16%)
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- Latitude: 41.577209
- Longitude: -93.711334
- Time zone: Central Time CDT
Shortest day in West Des Moines, IA
The shortest day of the year will be in around 10 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 12 minutes.Longest day in West Des Moines, IA
The longest day of the year will be in around 3 months, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 14 minutes.
March 2026 - West Des Moines, Iowa - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of March in West Des Moines.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 23 minutes over the course of March 2026 in West Des Moines, IA - from 11 hours, 19 minutes on the first day to 12 hours, 42 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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| Sun, Mar 1 | 6:21:06 am | 6:47:29 am | 6:06:42 pm | 6:33:05 pm | 11h 19m 13s | 11h 19m 13s | 12:27:06 pm | 34.2° | 5:49:00 am | 7:05:11 pm | 5:16:51 am | 7:37:20 pm | 12h 39m 12s | 🌔 (94%) |
| Mon, Mar 2 | 6:19:33 am | 6:45:54 am | 6:07:53 pm | 6:34:13 pm | 11h 21m 59s | 2m 46s | 12:26:53 pm | 34.6° | 5:47:27 am | 7:06:20 pm | 5:15:17 am | 7:38:30 pm | 12h 36m 26s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Tue, Mar 3 | 6:18:00 am | 6:44:19 am | 6:09:03 pm | 6:35:22 pm | 11h 24m 44s | 2m 45s | 12:26:41 pm | 35° | 5:45:54 am | 7:07:28 pm | 5:13:42 am | 7:39:40 pm | 12h 33m 40s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Wed, Mar 4 | 6:16:25 am | 6:42:43 am | 6:10:13 pm | 6:36:31 pm | 11h 27m 30s | 2m 46s | 12:26:28 pm | 35.4° | 5:44:19 am | 7:08:37 pm | 5:12:06 am | 7:40:50 pm | 12h 30m 53s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Thu, Mar 5 | 6:14:49 am | 6:41:06 am | 6:11:22 pm | 6:37:39 pm | 11h 30m 16s | 2m 46s | 12:26:14 pm | 35.7° | 5:42:44 am | 7:09:45 pm | 5:10:29 am | 7:42:00 pm | 12h 28m 7s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Fri, Mar 6 | 6:13:13 am | 6:39:29 am | 6:12:32 pm | 6:38:48 pm | 11h 33m 3s | 2m 47s | 12:26:01 pm | 36.1° | 5:41:08 am | 7:10:53 pm | 5:08:51 am | 7:43:10 pm | 12h 25m 20s | 🌖 (92%) |
| Sat, Mar 7 | 6:11:37 am | 6:37:52 am | 6:13:41 pm | 6:39:56 pm | 11h 35m 49s | 2m 46s | 12:25:46 pm | 36.5° | 5:39:31 am | 7:12:02 pm | 5:07:12 am | 7:44:21 pm | 12h 22m 32s | 🌖 (86%) |
| Sun, Mar 8 | 7:09:59 am | 7:36:13 am | 7:14:50 pm | 7:41:04 pm | 11h 38m 37s | 2m 48s | 1:25:32 pm | 36.9° | 6:37:53 am | 8:13:10 pm | 6:05:32 am | 8:45:31 pm | 12h 19m 45s | 🌖 (78%) |
| Mon, Mar 9 | 7:08:21 am | 7:34:35 am | 7:15:58 pm | 7:42:12 pm | 11h 41m 23s | 2m 46s | 1:25:17 pm | 37.3° | 6:36:14 am | 8:14:19 pm | 6:03:51 am | 8:46:42 pm | 12h 16m 58s | 🌖 (70%) |
| Tue, Mar 10 | 7:06:43 am | 7:32:56 am | 7:17:07 pm | 7:43:20 pm | 11h 44m 11s | 2m 48s | 1:25:01 pm | 37.7° | 6:34:35 am | 8:15:28 pm | 6:02:09 am | 8:47:54 pm | 12h 14m 9s | 🌖 (61%) |
| Wed, Mar 11 | 7:05:04 am | 7:31:16 am | 7:18:15 pm | 7:44:27 pm | 11h 46m 59s | 2m 48s | 1:24:45 pm | 38.1° | 6:32:55 am | 8:16:36 pm | 6:00:26 am | 8:49:05 pm | 12h 11m 21s | 🌗 (52%) |
| Thu, Mar 12 | 7:03:24 am | 7:29:36 am | 7:19:23 pm | 7:45:35 pm | 11h 49m 47s | 2m 48s | 1:24:29 pm | 38.5° | 6:31:14 am | 8:17:45 pm | 5:58:42 am | 8:50:17 pm | 12h 8m 33s | 🌘 (42%) |
| Fri, Mar 13 | 7:01:44 am | 7:27:56 am | 7:20:30 pm | 7:46:42 pm | 11h 52m 34s | 2m 47s | 1:24:13 pm | 38.9° | 6:29:32 am | 8:18:54 pm | 5:56:57 am | 8:51:29 pm | 12h 5m 45s | 🌘 (33%) |
| Sat, Mar 14 | 7:00:03 am | 7:26:15 am | 7:21:38 pm | 7:47:50 pm | 11h 55m 23s | 2m 49s | 1:23:57 pm | 39.3° | 6:27:50 am | 8:20:03 pm | 5:55:12 am | 8:52:41 pm | 12h 2m 56s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Sun, Mar 15 | 6:58:22 am | 7:24:34 am | 7:22:45 pm | 7:48:57 pm | 11h 58m 11s | 2m 48s | 1:23:40 pm | 39.7° | 6:26:08 am | 8:21:12 pm | 5:53:25 am | 8:53:54 pm | 12h 0m 8s | 🌘 (16%) |
| Mon, Mar 16 | 6:56:41 am | 7:22:53 am | 7:23:52 pm | 7:50:05 pm | 12h 0m 59s | 2m 48s | 1:23:23 pm | 40.1° | 6:24:25 am | 8:22:21 pm | 5:51:38 am | 8:55:07 pm | 11h 57m 20s | 🌘 (9%) |
| Tue, Mar 17 | 6:54:59 am | 7:21:12 am | 7:24:59 pm | 7:51:12 pm | 12h 3m 47s | 2m 48s | 1:23:06 pm | 40.5° | 6:22:41 am | 8:23:30 pm | 5:49:51 am | 8:56:21 pm | 11h 54m 31s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Wed, Mar 18 | 6:53:17 am | 7:19:30 am | 7:26:06 pm | 7:52:19 pm | 12h 6m 36s | 2m 49s | 1:22:48 pm | 40.8° | 6:20:57 am | 8:24:40 pm | 5:48:02 am | 8:57:34 pm | 11h 51m 43s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Thu, Mar 19 | 6:51:35 am | 7:17:49 am | 7:27:13 pm | 7:53:27 pm | 12h 9m 24s | 2m 48s | 1:22:31 pm | 41.2° | 6:19:12 am | 8:25:50 pm | 5:46:13 am | 8:58:48 pm | 11h 48m 54s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Mar 20 | 6:49:52 am | 7:16:07 am | 7:28:19 pm | 7:54:34 pm | 12h 12m 12s | 2m 48s | 1:22:13 pm | 41.6° | 6:17:27 am | 8:26:59 pm | 5:44:23 am | 9:00:03 pm | 11h 46m 6s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Mar 21 | 6:48:09 am | 7:14:25 am | 7:29:25 pm | 7:55:41 pm | 12h 15m 0s | 2m 48s | 1:21:55 pm | 42° | 6:15:41 am | 8:28:09 pm | 5:42:32 am | 9:01:18 pm | 11h 43m 18s | 🌒 (6%) |
| Sun, Mar 22 | 6:46:26 am | 7:12:43 am | 7:30:32 pm | 7:56:48 pm | 12h 17m 49s | 2m 49s | 1:21:37 pm | 42.4° | 6:13:55 am | 8:29:19 pm | 5:40:41 am | 9:02:33 pm | 11h 40m 29s | 🌒 (13%) |
| Mon, Mar 23 | 6:44:43 am | 7:11:01 am | 7:31:38 pm | 7:57:56 pm | 12h 20m 37s | 2m 48s | 1:21:19 pm | 42.8° | 6:12:09 am | 8:30:30 pm | 5:38:49 am | 9:03:49 pm | 11h 37m 41s | 🌒 (22%) |
| Tue, Mar 24 | 6:42:59 am | 7:09:19 am | 7:32:44 pm | 7:59:03 pm | 12h 23m 25s | 2m 48s | 1:21:01 pm | 43.2° | 6:10:22 am | 8:31:40 pm | 5:36:57 am | 9:05:05 pm | 11h 34m 53s | 🌒 (32%) |
| Wed, Mar 25 | 6:41:16 am | 7:07:37 am | 7:33:50 pm | 8:00:10 pm | 12h 26m 13s | 2m 48s | 1:20:43 pm | 43.6° | 6:08:35 am | 8:32:51 pm | 5:35:04 am | 9:06:22 pm | 11h 32m 5s | 🌒 (43%) |
| Thu, Mar 26 | 6:39:32 am | 7:05:55 am | 7:34:55 pm | 8:01:18 pm | 12h 29m 0s | 2m 47s | 1:20:25 pm | 44° | 6:06:48 am | 8:34:02 pm | 5:33:11 am | 9:07:39 pm | 11h 29m 18s | 🌓 (55%) |
| Fri, Mar 27 | 6:37:49 am | 7:04:13 am | 7:36:01 pm | 8:02:25 pm | 12h 31m 48s | 2m 48s | 1:20:07 pm | 44.4° | 6:05:00 am | 8:35:14 pm | 5:31:17 am | 9:08:57 pm | 11h 26m 30s | 🌔 (65%) |
| Sat, Mar 28 | 6:36:05 am | 7:02:31 am | 7:37:07 pm | 8:03:32 pm | 12h 34m 36s | 2m 48s | 1:19:49 pm | 44.8° | 6:03:12 am | 8:36:25 pm | 5:29:23 am | 9:10:15 pm | 11h 23m 42s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sun, Mar 29 | 6:34:21 am | 7:00:49 am | 7:38:12 pm | 8:04:40 pm | 12h 37m 23s | 2m 47s | 1:19:31 pm | 45.2° | 6:01:25 am | 8:37:37 pm | 5:27:28 am | 9:11:34 pm | 11h 20m 56s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Mon, Mar 30 | 6:32:38 am | 6:59:08 am | 7:39:18 pm | 8:05:48 pm | 12h 40m 10s | 2m 47s | 1:19:13 pm | 45.6° | 5:59:37 am | 8:38:49 pm | 5:25:33 am | 9:12:53 pm | 11h 18m 8s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Tue, Mar 31 | 6:30:54 am | 6:57:26 am | 7:40:23 pm | 8:06:55 pm | 12h 42m 57s | 2m 47s | 1:18:55 pm | 45.9° | 5:57:48 am | 8:40:01 pm | 5:23:37 am | 9:14:12 pm | 11h 15m 22s | 🌔 (96%) |
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